Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-24
TERNS---S2. 90 PER YEAR.

stood near. looking at the bunch OF nouy
With wi-ttgl eyes. and clad to do to 9TH
arsas she wished some one would do to-
her. Kitty offered the only thing she
had 90 -lr1, saying, klndiy, You may
have it-merrv Christmas" and ran
away before the delighted child could
thank her.
ann very sure that one of the spirits
who fv about at this season OF the year
saw tn, LITTLE act. made a note of II, and
IN about fifteen minutes rewarded Kitty
r,~ her sweet remembrance Ufthe golden
rule.
As size went sadly homeward she
looked M Mt some OF the blg houses
where every window shone with the fes-
+ivitieg of Christmas Eve, and more than
one tear faII. Tor the little girl found lie
pretty hard Just then.
There don { seem to be any wreaths
at these windows; perhaps they puy
mine. can't bear to 20 nome with so
1i--lc for1av share. she said. stopping
before on, If the biggest and brightest
oftbegc fairy palaces where the sound
of music vas heard. and many little
heads re,urd from behind the curtains
as ii vatchlur Tor some one.
Kitty WAS inst Going up the steps TO
make another trial, when two small boys
came racing round the corner, Suppeu
on the icy pavement, and oOIh %eno
down with a crash that would nave
broken older bones. One was up IN
! niDute. LAUGHING: the other lay squlrm-
/ inc and howlin-. ''Oh, my knee! my
/ knee till Kitty ran and picked nm
mn with the motherly consultations she
had learned 10 give.
CTS broken: know it is, walled the
sr,,sII sufrrrar as Kitty carried HIM up
The stems while his friend wildly rang
the dOOr-belL
II was like going into fairy land, for
Al, bC,,ea ,ros all astir with a children's
Cbr;s+r3as Marty. Servants flew about
with smiling faces. open doors gave raw
isbinc- climrses of feast In one room
ouJ a snIendid tree in another, while o.
crowd of little faces peered over the bal
us+ers in the hall above, eager to come
down and enjoy the slorles prepared ZOE
them.
/ rrattv Young girl came to meet
E;++,- ami listen to her story OF the ac-
c;da1t which proved to be less severe
tban If at first appeared; for Berthe, the
ininred partv. forgot his anguish az
, si%ht of the tree, and hopped up stairs
SO ninb!v that every one laughed
: .He said his lFg was broken, but l
/ ouess he's all right, said Kitty, reluct-
4 aptlv turning from this happy scene 10
- ont into the night again.
4 "Would you like to see our Tree De,
= fore the children come down. aSkea
: the prertv girl, seeing the wlst1ul. ts to1s
: in the child's eyes, and the shlne Vi n''iA-
I dried tears on her cheek.
"Oh YES: [ never saw anything SO
a lovely I'd like to tell the babies all
: about it," and Kitty's face Deamed at
:, lbe prospect. as if the kind words had
. melted I'll the frost away. -,
Glow MANY babies are there! asked
!. fhe pretty girI, as she led the way INTO
W the brilliant room. Kitty told ner,
lie adding several other facts. for the
friendly atmosphere seemed TO make
Y them friends at once.
n II will buy the wreaths forwe haven :
1, onv " said the Girl in silk, as Kitty told
< how she was lust coming to offer them
10 when the boys fell
Is II was prettv to see how carefully the
le little hostess laid away the shabby gar
y! lands and slipped half-douar into
w Kitty's hand: prettier, still, to watcn the
et sIv Wav in which she tucked some pom
at b0ns. red ball, blue whip, two chln5
dolls two pairs Of little mittens, ano
n some guided nuts into an empty poA
7d for '.the babies;" and prettiest OF all, u
Iy see tbe smiles and tears make April ~
= kittvs face as she tired to tell her tnanA'
eu for this beautiful surprise
Ijy The world was all night when sue ~
into the street again and ran nome VIZ
the precious box hugged close, leeilns
10 that mt last she had something to make
e merry Christmas OF.
-; Shrieks of Joy greeted her, for sam ,
nd my's nice old lady had sent a basAetIui
nj Of pies. nuts and raisins, oranges am
ba cake. and-oh. happy Sammy sleu
No all for love of the blue eyes that GwlnAis' re
"a SO merriIy when Ire told her ABOUT tn
f.s tao-trav Piled upon this red car OF tn
iie umnb DilIvand Dot were being draSge'
N' about' while the other treasures wer
tie set forth on the table.
he 'I must show mine," cried KITTY
tie ''we'Il look at them to-nlShty anu nav
,er them Tomorrow" and amid more erie
iii of rantnre her box was unpacked, he
,ut money added TO the pile IN the mldai
nd of the table. where Sammy had laid III
red handsome contribution toward the tul
ng key.
lit I'm afraid Iought TO keep my none
for shoes I've walked the, soies
ful those To-day. and cant 30 10 school bar
md footed, he said, bravery trying 10 p'
on, the temptation of skates behind hIm.
1gs We've got good dinner wthouU
the turkey. and perhaps We d better not .
IND it." added Kitty, with sigh, as she su u
veved the table, and remembered u
/ to blne knit hood marked seventy-n'
for cents that she saw in a shop window
me '.Oh, we must have turkey! y
.hs. worked so hard for it, and it's so CHRIS
two masv." cried Sam, who always telt tn
em pleasant Things ought to happen
be s.Must have turty," echoed the bable
1ch rs they eyed the dolls tenderiy.,,
tty, "Y6u shall have turkey, and there
nth is " said an unexpected voice, as a noD
ing bir1 fell mon the table, and lay the
kicking ND his legs as If enjoying u
y IL surprise immensely.
zen. ~ was fathers voice. and there stoC
~. father, neither cross nor sVuPlui
So looking as he used 10 look, Klhu al
he bappv. and beside him was motnt
smiling az they had not seen hef SIN,
on for months. 1t was not because u
pes pes work was well paid for, and more prol
the isod Int because she had received q g
ped tbot made the world bright, hon
rod bannv again-fathers promise to drll
the happy o7
-oon no more. -
Ian Il;lI "T've been working to-day as well
-, Won. and you may keep your money
- yourselves. There are shoes for all +; a
mt never again, please God, shall my en-
and dren be ashamed Of me, or want u
,yas ner Christmas day.
I,l@r As father said this with choke IN
;ttIe voice. and mothers head went down
=. -E...,f.T.v 20 hide the naDpV TEL